Macklemore net worth

Net Worth: $18 Million

About Macklemore

It has been stated that the overall amount of Macklemore net worth today is as much as 18 million dollars. Macklemore is regarded not only as one of the richest, but also one of the most successful commercial rappers of modern music industry. The rapper was born in 1983 in Seattle, Washington. His real birth name is Ben Haggerty. When he was studying in elementary school, Macklemore became interested into hip hop music. When he was a middle school student, Macklemore started to write his own lyrics to his rap songs. When he was 17 years old, his first EP was released. Five years passed after that and he released his first full length album. In 2009, Macklemore released his first mix tape. These first releases started to make his name popular in hip hop world, too.

Until 2009 he was addicted to drugs, but after that he went to a rehab and continues his successful career on rap scene. Thus, rap is also regarded as one of the main sources of Macklemore net worth.

At one point, Macklemore made friends with another hip hop artist named Ryan Lewis, who was also from Seattle. The first job which they did together was that Macklemore asked Ryan Lewis to take photos of him for his photo shoot. However, little time passed and the duo were in the same recording studio working together on new songs.

However, the duo could not find any label which would sign them. Therefore, they decided to release an album all by themselves and that album was called “The Heist”, released in 2012. The album became a huge success and the sales of it have also added up to the overall amount of Macklemore net worth. The album even landed in the top spot of iTunes charts. Moreover, it hit the second place in the Billboard charts. Thus, although at that time they failed to get signed to any record deal, the duo has become successful on their own efforts.

In 2014, the duo found themselves still without a major record deal. In addition to their careers in music, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have appeared in many TV shows and their faces have appeared in many magazines. The album became a huge success not only in the United States, but elsewhere in the world, as well. Thus, international sales of it have also added up to the total size of Macklemore net worth.